Printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus and using strobe-light means electric-consumption control method thereof

A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:

• image-sensing means having a strobe-light function;
• instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;
• electric charging means for, after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function;
• and
• control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of the image during electric charging by said electric charging means, starting printing of the image by said printer after the capacitor has been charged to a predetermined level.

A printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:

• image-sensing means having a strobe-light function;
• instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;
• electric charging means for charging a capacitor used in the strobe-light function;
• and
• control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting printing of the image by said printer after the capacitor has been charged to a predetermined level by said electric charging means, while if said instruction means does not instructs printing of the image after image sensing using the strobe-light function by said image-sensing means, starting charging of the capacitor by said electric charging means and inhibiting printing of the image by said printer based on instruction by said instruction means until the capacitor has been charged to the predetermined level.

An electric-consumption control method in a printer-built-in image-sensing apparatus having a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:

• an image-sensing step of performing image sensing using a strobe-light function;
• a printing step of, if printing of an image obtained by the image sensing at image-sensing step using said printer is instructed, starting printing by said printer;
• and
• a charging step of starting charging of a capacitor used in the strobe-light function after completion of the printing by said printer.

An image-sensing apparatus connected to a printer which prints an image on a print medium, comprising:

• image-sensing means having a strobe-light function;
• electric charging means for charging a capacitor used in the strobe-light function;
• instruction means for instructing printing of an image using said printer;
• and
• control means for, if said instruction means instructs printing of an image sensed by said image-sensing means, controlling an operation of printing the image and an operation of charging the capacitor of the strobe-light function so as to inhibit simultaneous operation of the printing and the charging of the capacitor.